Background Knowledge of the age at which elite athletes achieve peak performance could
provide important information for long-term athlete development programmes, event …

The increased participation of master athletes (ie,> 40 years old) in endurance and ultra-
endurance events (> 6 h duration) over the past few decades has been accompanied by an …

The influences of sex and age upon endurance performance have previously been
documented for both running and swimming. A number of recent studies have investigated …

To determine the acute effects of a trail running competition and the age-dependent
differences between young and master athletes, 23 subjects [10 young (30.5±7 years), 13 …

We examined the changes in participation and performance trends in ultra‐triathlons, from
the Double Iron (7.6 km swimming, 360 km cycling, 84.4 km running) to the Deca Iron (38 km …

Despite of the growth of ultra-endurance sports events (of duration> 6 h) over the previous
few decades, the age-related declines in ultra-endurance performance have drawn little …

The aspect of participation and performance trends in marathon running has been
investigated mainly in marathons held in the United States of America (eg,“New York City …

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were (i) to investigate the effect of age on gender
difference in Hawaii Ironman triathlon performance time and (ii) to compare the gender …

Triathlon is a multisport event consisting of sequential swim, cycle, and run disciplines
performed over a variety of distances. This complex and unique sport requires athletes to …

Age and sex are well-known factors influencing ultra-marathon race performance. The fact
that women in older age groups are able to achieve a similar performance as men has been …